COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 166, 4 July 1908, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MAIUvE'i'S. Loudon, July 2. J ho' American visi'dc supply ol wn-at is 21,230,0011 liii.--lielß. Tallow-Slock 11.052 casks, imports 7010 casks, deliveries 7>">(io casks. ■ Copper-Supplies 41,510 tons, deliveries 4l.!i!i(i tens, stocks 371,711 tons, alloal 7000 ions. Tin-Stocl; J4,70 fitons, on the spot 505 ".tons, alloal ■lliifi tons, deliverer! 2,1,0 tons. •

XEWTOX KINO'S 'IMPORT. At the llayinarket on Saturday siuali store pigs made Ss to lis (id. Several liorses wore sold, hack and harness Ihu'm's making Irom ,C 7to £8 Ills, ponies £3 to £4, weeds £1 to £1 ]3s. At the mart there was a small entry ol poultry, hens making Is 3,1 io ->s imllels Is lid to 2s 3d, cockerels Is 5d to 2s Id, l iurc-bred cockerels Is Sd to os 2d. A quantity of furniture and sundries made low rales.

Fruit.—The market is overstocked with green bananas, which have been selling at 3s to (is per case. Apples 8s lo I Is per ease; lemons, 5s to Cs. At Card ill' on .Monday, in. spite of the heavy rain, (here was a. good attendance at .Mr. C. Knife's clearing sale, and cveryIhiug sold at satisfactory prices. Dairy eow» made from £3 to £lO 10s. heifer's m calf £2 2s (Id to £3 10s, 2- 4- and (Itooth ewes Ms !)d. f.m. ewes Os ]() d lambs 5s 4d, harness horses £l7 to ;Cl!l' unbroken do. £lO to £l2, working bullocks £ll to £ll ss, breeding sows £2 •h to £3. Implements, furniture and sundries made satisfactory prices. The same day. at Toko, store cattle were well competed f„r. and sold in some cases in excess of late rates. Hived calves made His lid. store ~„„•, ;(••)„ lo 15s. forward do. li7s fid, springing helfe-s .C 3 17s (id to £4,

At Stratford on Tuesday bidding was good for nearly all classes, prices showing nu improvement ou late rates. Calves made 12s to 18s, 10-immths steers .'(as, lii/.-year do. .CI Ss Cd, store cows litis to -las, forward do. £2 10s to £3 lis, fat do. £4 12s Ud, springing heifers £-1, springing cows £5. The same day at Mahoc I held a clearing sale ou account of Mr. J. Rae. 'The cows were a good iot and sold at satisfactory prices. Early culvers made £<i to I' 7. late do. C 4 to £5 13s.

On Wednesday «l Mangntoki the sale of .Mr. K. .!. Linn's pure-bred and grade Jersey herd attracted a very large attendance. Buyers were present from all part of the coast, and the South Island was also represented. The pedigree entile were a nice lot, in good conditon, and realised excellent prices. The grade ' cows were well competed for, and all sold exceptionally well. Horses, implements, and sundries made satisfactory prices. Pedigree cows made from 17 to ;15 guineas, heifers in calf 10 to 33 {Jmiucas, 9-iuonllis' old bulls 1(1 to 2!) guineas, the well-known bull Dr. AVilliam, -17'/a guineas, flmonths old bull, "llolden Cafe," -IS guineas, grade bulls 2'/o to (i guineas, purebred and grade cows .CU to £lB, ordinary cows £5 to £lO 10s, grade yearling heifers £2 2s (id to £ti is;-.draught stallion "Major (lieu" realised £37, draught mare "Pride" £sl, trotting mare £25, colts .Co 15s to £!> Ills, store pigs IDs to 21s brcciliii" sows CIS to £(i, boar .CI Ids. The following day, the sale of Mr. AV

1). Linn's pure-bred stock at Elthain was also well attended. Pure-bred and grade Jersev cows made £lO lo £lB, ordinary cows £7 to £ll 10s, empty and late culvers £2 17s lid to £li, grade heifers £ll 15s, grade bulls £3 to £!), pure-bred btjil 13° guineas;, pedigree, bull "Lord .Periwinkle," 28 guineas, express horses £lB to £27, brake £2l). MESSRS. L. A. NOLAN & CO.'S REPORT. At the mart a large quantity of furniture and clothing was sold in buyers' favour. Poultry.—Owing to the rough weather not many birds came, forward. Those penned realised as follows:—Roosters Is (ill to 2s :id, cockerels Is lid to 2s 3d, hens Is Kid to 2s, black Orpington cockerels 5s (id.

Kruit—Apples were in large supply. Russets lis, red dessert 10s Gd, yellow 8s (id, stunners 9s to Us Gd, Epps seedlings Bs.

VICKERS & STEVENS' 'REPORT. Messrs. Yickers & Stevens report that there was not a large entry of cattle in their Inglcwood yards on Wednesday. Prices were about the same as late sales. Cities made from 10s (id to 17s Cd, empty heifers £1 8s to £1 Us, 2'/ 2 to 3 year-old steers £3 10s (id, store cows .til 10s to £2 us, springers £3 5s to £3 Us (id.

JENKINS, MATTHEW'S & I'IOOTT'S REPORT. Owing to the wet weather prevailing on Monday the yarding was not as good as usual, and buvcrs were not plentiful. Lambs',mule (is to 7s il, calves month heifers 22s to 275. do. steers 40s* (id, 2-vear heifers 43s (id to 57S (id, 3-year steers 80s. pony 40s. Fruit and shelter trees brought'low prices. Mr. lluleliin's furniture was eagerly competed for, and sold well. We held a clearing sale at Mr Marsh's farm on There was a good attendance of buyers and everything was sold at the hammer. Considering that most, of the 'cows were rather ancient, they realised fair prices. Early calm's made from 55s to £5 15s, old cows 15s to 40s, bulls «2s Oil, filly £lO, draught mares £l3 to £22. Agricultural implements were sold cheaply. ,

IIAWERA STOCK REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. report:— On Saturday, 27th ult., we held a clearing dairy sale on account of Mr. Jl Daniel, Auroa. The cows were a choice lot, well bred, principally Holsteins and half-bred Jerseys, and were in good condition. The sale, was well attended and Hie cows were well competed for, Early Olivers (extra good) brought from £lO 15s to £l3, second calvers (good) £o 15s to £!) ss, late calvers £4 5s to £(i 10s. sows in pig £3 2s C'd to £4 7s (Id; milk cart horse (aged) £l7 15s; inipl cuts and sundries sold at usual rales.

On Monday, 2!)t!i ult., a clearing dairysale was held on ,-k unt of Messrs Campbell and Mcltill. Stuart Road, William.!'

l"t anil were a fair herd. Ridding fhrougliout v ,;ih spirited, and we report having had a good sale. Earlv culver, brought from C 7 to CO 15s. late calvers CI I J.,- („ .CO IDs. emptv store cows £2 Is l.i £2 15s, half-draught horses £2O 10s !o C2O Ills, milk cart horse C 22, luill'-ilra'ught fouls ,|\|. Lo s to £fj; implements, furniture in „( s „n<lrics sold well. At. Munaia. on Hie 301 h ult., we held our usual l'„rlniglilly sale. There was an average yarding and a fair sale. Fat bcilcrs lu-o-Jiglit £4 Ids, springing dairv I'cifcrs C.f 15s In CI 7s (id, forward cows £2 17, u, a 7s (id, store cows £2 2s to £2 lis, sows ill pig ,C2 17s lid to £-1 is, stun, pigs ISs, weaner pigs (is. (In .Monday, 30th ult., we also held ii cbarmg dairy sale on account of Mr. ii. M. llorrocks,iFrascr Road. The herd was a good -'me, but some of the cows were rather old. There was a good attendance m| dairy tanners, and we had a very successful sale. Early calvers brought Horn £5 15s to £ll 10s, late calvers C 4 5s to £(j ss, forward empty cows £2 15s to £3, store cows (empty) £2 to £2 10s, springing heifers (lin'lfhred Jerseys) ,C 5 to £O, others £3 2s fid to £1 10s, hulls £2 to £2 15s, weaner heifers 14s, weaner steeds Ills, breeding <»"'" fe' 01 " 1 ) '£3 15s to £li los, boar £2, store pigs Ins, weaner pigs 10s, express horses (aged) £lO to £ls. «\r horse £l3 10s, hacks £ll to £10; implements,, tools and sundries sold very well.

ADDIXCiTOX STOCK MARKKT. Ohristelmroh, July ]. ' At the Addington live stock market (o-day, there were fair entries <il' stock, but the attendance was limited, on account of the wet weather. Beef sold well, Fat lambs were also very firm, an/1 there was an improvement in store sheep, and pigs sold at last week's prices. 'There was a moderate entry of store sW|>. (he larger proportion being lambs and I lie balance eves, with an odd pen ol wethers. There was a good inquiry lor ewes, and (hough the quality was only moderate, they sold well. Lambs also showed an improvement, and there was practically no change in values. Four, six, ami eight-tooth ewes sold at l.'ls, and better sorts up to Its; forward hmibs. Ids lid to lis (i,h and oflfors, lis to lbs. There was a raniill entry of lambs, mostly in fair-sized lots. There was an excellent demand throughout, and prices were very (inn, the bulk of (he entry selling at 13s and upwards. Tegs made ?Ts i.'.J to 10s ltd; ordinary , /feezing weight, bl.s to 17s; lighter, lis (id to 13s (id. There, was a fairly large

yarding of fat slier]!, ,tnd at the opening of the silk' ewes showed an improvement where guaranteed free from lumb. (The enli.r uf fat cattle totalled 388 head, and included some extnv prime and heavy weight steers. The niarket was at last week's prices, lmt afterwards an improvement was shown, and values advanced Is and 2s (Id per 1001b. Steers made Xfi to .CI I lis (id. and extra £l3 to £ls 2s lidj heifers, Co to .-C8 12s (id; cows Xt 10s to X 8 ss; and extra, X!) 5s to XlO 10s, opal (o 23s (id'to 2(ls for prime beef, 27s 0,1 for extra prime, 21s In 23s for medium, and 18s to 20s (id |

for inferior per 1001b. A small entry of veal calves sold at 8s to 00s. There was a small yarding of pi«s. and sales were made nl late rates. Choppers realised (ills In (iSs; large liaconers, 58s to 70s (ei|iial to sy,d per lb.); light liaconers and heavy porkers, JOs to 50s; light porkers. :!2s to 35s (equal to (id per lb.); large stores to ,'i2s. niediiiin to 21s: Moaners, Ss to 12s. I

AUCKLAND MARKET. The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:— .Horses.—At the Durham yards on Friday horses were yarded in average numbers. Heavy drauidils sold at from X 27 lo £3O; medium do., £lB to £2G 10s; backs and light harness horses, ,C 7 to C 22 15s. Cattle.—At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday there was an average yarding of dairy ami store slock and a full supply of beef. Dairy cows sold at from £1! lo XX; heifers, £3 5s to Xli 10s; empty cows. C2 to £3 12s Cd; calves. Cls to £1 Ills. Keel sold at lower rates', oxen selling to 21s per 1001b. and cows at 17s to Ills per 1001b. Steers realised I'rnin £5 10s to £lO 17s Od, and cows £•'! 12s (id to £7 12s fld.

Sheep wovo penned in full inimliers at. .Wwniarkct on Tuesday and declined is value. Wethers lironght from 13s (id to XI 2s fid; ewes, 10s to £1 0s 3d: hoggets, 10s 3d to 14s Od. The advertised store ewes sold at 8s Od to lis 3d. Tigs.—l'orkers realised 10s 0d to XI